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JACOB's ladder.---The anchor.

both turned out of Paradise; and asked her, · What 'she thought that was?' Then CHRISTIANA said, 'It is food or poison, I know not which.' So they opened the matter to her, and she held up her hands and wondered.*

Then they had her to a place, and shewed her JACOB's ladder. Now at that time there were some Angels ascending upon it. So CHRISTIANA looked and looked to see the Angels go up: so did the rest of the company. Then they were going into another place, to shew them something else but JAMES said to his mother, Pray bid them stay a little 'longer, for this is a curious sight.' So they turned again, and stood feeding their eyes on this so pleasant a prospect.-After this, they had them into a

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* Now the serpent was more subtile than any beast of the field which the LORD GOD had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die. For God doth know, that, in the day ye cat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened and ye shall be as gods, knowing good from evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof and did eat; and gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat. Gen. iii. 1-6. O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? Rom. vii. 24.

And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached up to heaven and behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it Gen. xxviii. 12.

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ABRAHAM offering up ISAAC.

place, where there did hang up a golden Anchor, so they bid CHRISTIANA take it down; for, said they, you shall have it with you, for it is of absolute ne cessity that you should, that you may lay hold of that within the veil, and stand stedfast in case you should meet with turbulent weather: so they were glad thereof.* Then they took them, and had them to the mount upon which ABRAHAM our father had offered up ISAAC his son, and shewed them the altar, the wood, and the fire, and the knife; for they remain to be seen to this very day. When they had seen it, they held up their hands, and blessed themselves, and said, 'Oh what a man for love to 'his Master, and for denial to himself, was ABRA

HAM! After they had shewed them all these things, PRUDENCE took them into a dining room, where stood a pair of excellent virginals; so she played upon them, and turned what she had shewed them into this excellent song, saying,

'EVE's apple we have shewed you:

Of that be you aware;

You have seen JACOB's ladder too,

Upon which Angels arc.

An Anchor you received have;

But let not this suffice,

Until with ABRA'AM you have gave

Your best of sacrifice.

The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the carth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. Joel iii. 16. Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil. Heb vi. 19.

Mr. GREAT-HEART arrives.

Now about this time one knocked at the door : so the Porter opened, and behold, Mr. GREATHEART was there! But when he was come in, what joy was there! for it came now afresh again into their minds, how but a while ago he had slain old GRIM BLOODY-MAN the Giant, and had delivered them from the lions.

Then said Mr. GREAT-HEART to CHRISTIANA, and to MERCY,' My LORD hath sent each of you a bottle of wine, and also some parched corn, together with a couple of pomegranates; he also sent the boys some figs and raisins; to refresh you in your way.'

Then they addressed themselves to their journey; and PRUDENCE and PIETY went along with them. When they came at the Gate, CHRISTIANA asked the Porter, if any of late went by. He said, 'No, only one, some time since, who also told me, that of late there had been a great robbery committed on the KING's highway, as you go: but, said he, the thieves are taken, and will shortly be tried for their lives.' Then CHRISTIANA and MERCY were afraid; but MATTHEW said, Mother, fear nothing, as long as Mr. GREAT-HEART is to go with us, and to be our Conductor.

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Then said CHRISTIANA to the Porter, Sir, I am much obliged to you for all the kindnesses that you have shewed to me since I came hither; and ' also that you have been so loving and kind to my

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